sing-box/docs/configuration/outbound/direct.md

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!!! quote "Changes in sing-box 1.11.0"

    :material-alert-decagram: [override_address](#override_address)  
    :material-alert-decagram: [override_port](#override_port)

`direct` outbound send requests directly.

### Structure

```json
{
  "type": "direct",
  "tag": "direct-out",
  
  "override_address": "1.0.0.1",
  "override_port": 53,
  
  ... // Dial Fields
}
```

### Fields

#### override_address

!!! failure "Deprecated in sing-box 1.11.0"

    Destination override fields are deprecated in sing-box 1.11.0 and will be removed in sing-box 1.13.0, see [Migration](/migration/#migrate-destination-override-fields-to-route-options).

Override the connection destination address.

#### override_port

!!! failure "Deprecated in sing-box 1.11.0"

    Destination override fields are deprecated in sing-box 1.11.0 and will be removed in sing-box 1.13.0, see [Migration](/migration/#migrate-destination-override-fields-to-route-options).

Override the connection destination port.

Protocol value can be `1` or `2`.

### Dial Fields

See [Dial Fields](/configuration/shared/dial/) for details.